Joan Greenwood

Acting

Joan Greenwood

Born March 4, 1921Chelsea, London, England, UK53 credits

Joan Greenwood (4 March 1921 – 27 February 1987) was an English actress. Born in Chelsea, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her husky voice, coupled with her slow, precise elocution, was her trademark. Perhaps her most famous role was Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Greenwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Filmography

Little Dorrit
1987Little Dorrit
as Mrs. ClennamMovie
Past Caring
1986Past Caring
as StellaMovie
Girls On Top
1985Girls On Top
as Lady CarltonTV
Ellis Island
1984Ellis Island
as Madame LevitskaTV
Country
1981Country
as Dollie van der BiekMovie
Triangle
1981Triangle
as Judith HarperTV
The Flame Is Love
1979The Flame Is Love
as Duchess of GranthamMovie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Beryl StapletonMovie
The Water Babies
1978The Water Babies
as Lady HarrietMovie
The Uncanny
1977The Uncanny
as Miss Malkin (segment "London 1912")Movie
Shadows
1975Shadows
as RoseTV
Girl Stroke Boy
1971Girl Stroke Boy
as Lettice MasonMovie
The Main Chance
1969The Main Chance
as Mrs. Hilary WennTV
Barbarella
1968Barbarella
as The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited)Movie
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1968The Jazz Age
as Mrs. Kent-CumberlandTV
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Month
as Louise, Duchess of PortsmouthTV
The Moon-Spinners
1964The Moon-Spinners
as Aunt Frances FerrisMovie
Tom Jones
1963Tom Jones
as Lady BellastonMovie
The Amorous Prawn
1962The Amorous Prawn
as Lady Dodo FitzadamMovie
Mysterious Island
1961Mysterious Island
as Lady Mary FairchildMovie
Stage Struck
1958Stage Struck
as Rita VernonMovie
Moonfleet
1955Moonfleet
as Lady Clarista AshwoodMovie
Father Brown
1954Father Brown
as Lady WarrenMovie
Monsieur Ripois
1954Monsieur Ripois
as NorahMovie
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952The Importance of Being Earnest
as Gwendolen FairfaxMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ann WhitefieldTV
Young Wives' Tale
1951Young Wives' Tale
as Sabina PennantMovie
The Man in the White Suit
1951The Man in the White Suit
as Daphne BirnleyMovie
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
1951Mr. Peek-a-Boo
as SusanMovie
Flesh and Blood
1951Flesh and Blood
as Wilhelmina CameronMovie
Whisky Galore!
1949Whisky Galore!
as Peggy MacroonMovie
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1949The Bad Lord Byron
as Lady Caroline LambMovie
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Sophie DorotheaMovie
The White Unicorn
1947The White Unicorn
as Lottie SmithMovie
The October Man
1947The October Man
as Jenny CardenMovie
The Man Within
1947The Man Within
as ElizabethMovie
A Girl in a Million
1946A Girl in a Million
as Gay SultzmanMovie
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946They Knew Mr. Knight
as Ruth BlakeMovie
Frenzy
1946Frenzy
as ChristineMovie
The Gentle Sex
1943The Gentle Sex
as Betty MillerMovie
He Found a Star
1941He Found a Star
as Babe CavourMovie
My Wife's Family
1941My Wife's Family
as Irma BagshottMovie